# 119-s-3490: National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act of 2025

119-s-3490, National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO); status passed_senate (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3490
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act of 2025
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Would create the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park** to protect and interpret sites tied to the 982 World War II refugees who lived at Fort Ontario. Establishment is tied to a Secretary of the Interior finding that enough land from the bill's proposed boundary has been acquired and a subsequent Federal Register notice. - Families and educators: Provides a federal site focused on the 982 refugees who lived at Fort Ontario from August 1944 through February 1946, supporting education and public remembrance. - National Park Service: Directs the Secretary to manage the park under federal park laws and allows land acquisition by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. - State and local governments: Allows cooperative agreements with state, local, and private partners for interpretation and restoration, and limits transfers of State-owned land inside the boundary to donation only. - Planning and public access: Requires the Secretary, after funds are made available, to finish a general management plan within three fiscal years and permits agreements that provide reasonable public access to nearby non-Federal resources.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Churchill Museum would become landmark: benefit, low. This bill would name America’s National Churchill Museum at Westminster College as a National Historic Landmark. The Secretary would be able to work with the State, the City, and the College to protect the site and offer education and interpretive programs. The Secretary would be able to give techn…
- Fort Ontario refugee park would open: benefit, low. This bill would create the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park in New York. It would start after the Secretary decides enough land from map 962/194,681 (dated September 2024) is acquired to run a park unit. The Secretary would then publish a notice in the Federal Registe…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-3490 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3490)

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- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3490 (as of 2026-07-25).